Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 68157.015 - Two workers are killed and one hospitalized from oxygen syst

Accident Summary Nr: 68157.015 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 09/21/2014
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
996555.015	09/22/2014		331110	United States Steel Corporation

Abstract: At 4:00 p.m. on September 21, 2014, three employees were using a chain fall to manually assist the closing of a pneumatic Claudius Peters (CP) metering valve in the "X" furnace High-Calcium Lime Flux System while it was pressurized with about 165 psig of gaseous oxygen. An oxygen fire resulted in an explosion at the CP valve, resulting in Employees #1 and #2 suffering third-degree burns to 98 percent of their bodies, and Employee #3 76 percent of his body. Both Employee #1 and #2 killed as a result of their injuries, and Employee #3 was hospitalized and treated.

Keywords: Burn, Compressed Gas, Explosion, Fire, Lockout/Tagout, Oxygen, Pressure Piping

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Occupation
1	996555.015	53	M	Fatality	Machinery maintenance occupations
2	996555.015	46	M	Hospitalized injury	Machinery maintenance occupations
3	996555.015	61	M	Fatality	Machinery maintenance occupations

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